Lawyer Bio : David J. Levy, Ph.D.

Dr. David Levy brings nearly 40 years of high-level pharmaceutical and life sciences patent experience to his practice. David created the U.S. Patent Group for pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, and served as the company’s Vice President and Patent Counsel.

 

Because of his background, David is in a unique position to advise general counsel on organizing and structuring patent teams and patent portfolios, particularly those related to the pharmaceutical industry. He provides strategic advice on patent portfolio approaches and other patent-oriented organizational issues, taking into account the organization’s structure and the legal and regulatory environment the company operates in.

 

In-house counsel clients rely on David because he has faced the same challenges first-hand. He provides assessments and advice to companies on key strategic patent leadership areas, working on an efficient and cost-effective basis.

 

Prior to joining GlaxoSmithKline, David worked as patent counsel with Johnson & Johnson and with ICI Americas, Inc. David has extensive experience writing and prosecuting U.S. and foreign patent applications for corporate clients, managing patent litigation, including interferences, and in licensing pharmaceuticals as both the negotiator and author of licenses. He has significant experience in all phases of patent practice, particularly in pharmaceuticals and specialty chemicals.